Snyder has been hard at work to make a deal with Canadian officials after the Michigan Senate shot down bills last year that would pave the way for the NITC bridge. According to Crain's, Snyder is likely planning to use the Michigan Strategic Fund to make an interlocal agreement with the Canadian government. The agreement would allow the two bodies to share budgets, and wouldn't require approval from the state legislature.

Billionaire Manuel "Matty" Moroun, owner of the Detroit International Bridge Company that operates the Ambassador Bridge, is dead-set against the NITC and has spent nearly $5 million on an advertising campaign decrying the need for a second crossing. Ads claim taxpayers could be responsible for future operating expenses, and Moroun's camp is pushing to put the issue up for public vote, according to MLive.

The new bridge would cost about $1 billion, with Customs plazas and road connections on either side responsible for the additional costs. The project could create up to 10,000 temporary construction jobs.